SQLTrace and SQLCheck Integration

Altered SQLTrace to run SQLCheck if it's in the same directory (default) or in the specified directory. Place the SQLCheck log into the SQLTrace log folder.

SQLTrace/SQLTrace.ini

@@ -75,4 +75,6 @@ SQLErrorLog       = Yes      # Line up SQL errors with other traces
 SQLXEventLog      = No       # These are large; do not collect unless you suspect a SQL Health issue
 DeleteOldFiles    = No       # This triggers the switch to delete old files depending on configuration of MinFiles and MinMinutes
 MinFiles          = 20       # Only delete files beyond this limit that are more than MinMinutes old
-MinMinutes        = 60       # Only delete files older than this number of minutes (LastWriteTime) has elapsed
+MinMinutes        = 60       # Only delete files older than this number of minutes (LastWriteTime) has elapsed
+SQLCheck          = Yes      # Run SQLCheck if it's in the SQLTrace.ps1 folder and redirect the output to the log folder
+SQLCheckPath      = .\       # SQLCheck.exe location - defaults to the current folder

SQLTrace/SQLTrace.ps1

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ LogRaw "
 /_______  /\_____\ \_/|_______ \|____|    |__|   (____  / \___  >\___  >
         \/        \__>        \/                      \/      \/     \/
 
-                  SQLTrace.ps1 version 1.0.0217.0
+                  SQLTrace.ps1 version 1.0.0234.0
                by the Microsoft SQL Server Networking Team
 "
 
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ Function ReadINIFile
                                 DeleteOldFiles   = "No"
                                 MinFiles         = "20"
                                 MinMinutes       = "30"
+                                SQLCheck         = "Yes"
+                                SQLCheckPath     = ".\"            # default to current folder
                             }
 
     $fileName = $INIFile
@@ -232,6 +234,8 @@ Function ReadINIFile
             "DeleteOldFiles"    { $global:INISettings.DeleteOldFiles     = $value }
             "MinFiles"          { $global:INISettings.MinFiles           = $value }
             "MinMinutes"        { $global:INISettings.MinMinutes         = $value }
+            "SQLCheck"          { $global:INISettings.SQLCheck           = $value }
+            "SQLCheckPath"      { $global:INISettings.SQLCheckPath       = $value }
             default             { "Unknown keyword $keyWord in line: $l" }
         }
     }
@@ -269,6 +273,8 @@ Function DisplayINIValues
     LogInfo "DeleteOldFiles      $($global:INISettings.DeleteOldFiles)"
     LogInfo "MinFiles            $($global:INISettings.MinFiles)"
     LogInfo "MinMinutes          $($global:INISettings.MinMinutes)"
+    LogInfo "SQLCheck            $($global:INISettings.SQLCheck)"
+    LogInfo "SQLCheckPath        $($global:INISettings.SQLCheckPath)"
 }
 
 function RegisterEventLog
@@ -406,6 +412,29 @@ Function StartTraces
     FlushExistingTraces
     FlushCaches
 
+    # Run SQLCheck
+
+    if($global:INISettings.SQLCheck -eq "Yes")
+    {
+        if((Test-Path "$($global:INISettings.SQLCheckPath)SQLCheck.exe" -PathType Leaf) -eq $false)
+        {
+            LogWarning "SQLCheck not found at the following location: $($global:INISettings.SQLCheckPath)SQLCheck.exe"
+        }
+        else
+        {
+			LogInfo "Starting SQLCheck."
+            $cmd = (get-item "$($global:INISettings.SQLCheckPath)SQLCheck.exe").FullName           # absolute path to SQLCheck, e.g. .\sqlcheck.exe -> c:\msdata\sqlcheck.exe
+            Push-Location "$($global:LogFolderName)"                                               # change to the log folder and preserve the path
+            $result = invoke-expression $cmd                                                       # log is written to the current [log folder] location
+            LogInfo "SQLCheck: $result"
+            Pop-Location                                                                           # return to the last folder before the Push-Location
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        LogInfo "SQLCheck not run."
+    }
+
     tasklist > "$($global:LogFolderName)\TasklistAtStart.txt"
     netstat -abon > "$($global:LogFolderName)\NetStatAtStart.txt"
 	ipconfig -all > "$($global:LogFolderName)\IPCONFIG.txt"